U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services

News about U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, including commentary and archival articles published in The New York Times.

Chronology of Coverage

Dec. 26, 2014

Washington Memo; Citizenship and Immigration Services agency will spend over $48 million for 1,000 new employees working in Arlington, Va, office building to process cases resulting from Pres Obama's immigration actions; Congressional conservatives say they intend to block funds in effort to undermine Obama's executive action. MORE

Feb. 9, 2014

Obama administration's push to defer deportations for young undocumented immigrants has meant delays for many thousands of Americans seeking green cards for foreign spouses or other immediate relatives because of swelling bureaucratic logjam at Citizenship and Immigration Services. MORE

Apr. 6, 2013

United States Citizenship and Immigration Services says that visa program for skilled workers has hit its quota just days into application period, prompting lottery and signaling that companies feel confident enough to hire more foreign workers. MORE

Oct. 5, 2012

Editorial credits Citizenship and Immigration Services agency for posting detailed guidance online for young immigrants who need to prove they arrived in the United States before turning 16, one of the requirements needed for deferral from deportation; notes Pres Obama's decision to suspend these deportations has stirred hope and exhilaration, as well as a daunting paperwork challenge. MORE

Aug. 16, 2012

Tens of thousands of young illegal immigrants throng to information sessions across the nation on the first day that Citizenship and Immigration Services begins accepting applications for deportation deferrals that include permits to work legally; under program initiated by Pres Obama using his executive authority, federal government will grant a two-year reprieve from deportation to illegal immigrants who are under age 31, have been in this country since they were children and meet other requirements. MORE

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